Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-25
A BRUTAL ASSAULT.
Residents Of Ivy City Excited Over a
Negroes Eiendlsh Crime.

Every suspicious-looking young colored man
who was seen In the vicinity OF Ivy City yester-
day was picked up by the police and taken to the
house OF Mr.. James II. Coyle, the horse trainer,
whose thirteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, was
brutally assaulted while returning from school
Wednesday afternoon Her strength only. it is
believed, saved her from brutal outrage. Mr.
Coyle's house Is on Kendall avenue In Ivy City,
not far from the entrance to the village from the
railroad track. The young lady attends school
at the Blair Building, in East Washington, and
walks TO and from the railroad during good
weather. She had been In the habit OF leaving
home In the morning at $50 O'Clock and return
Ing home at $780, wednesday afternoon she did
not return on time and her mother became alarmed
and sent two OF her children down the track TO
iook Tor her. The children met their sister walk
iLg along the railroad track not far from home
mad not known what kind OF clothing she wore
when she left home In the morning She bore the
msISs OF savage and brutal attack. When she
reached ner nome DIR. Naylor was sent for. He
found upon examination that she was in q serious
condition., her head having been cut In several
head by the roots Her face was discolered and
terribiy swollen, her ribs werefnjured and there
were bruises about her limbs and body, the prints
several places.
THE GIRLS STORY.
The girl described to STAR reporter the assault
In which she received such terrible injuries. 1t
occurred about 800 feet from the road leading to
the village. On one OF the side tracks a train Of
freight cars was standing Behind THIS train the
negro had been seen lurking some time before the
assault ass occurred when two colored women passed
MIN, and III Is reported that he chased them some
distance along the track. IL was about twenty
minutes past 3 O'Clock when Elizabeth arrived
near where the freight cars stood. She saw the
neeIO waking along the narrow path beside the
tracks, and when she neared him she stepped
aside 10 let him pass. Instead OF going ahead he
wh1rled around and dealt her a blow in the face,
knocking her down. Then struggle began, and
she Fought him desperately for a few minutes,
Mnen her strength began to fail her. He tied
nahdkerchlef or cloth about her throat and eyes,
put she managed to tear the piece from her throat
ana cried: LET me goi" "Not until you come
another blow In the face and knocked her down.
she knew nothing more until she found herself In
slde the fence and some distance In the field,
Wnere her assallant had dragged her. When
she regained consciousness she found the negro
standing over ner, and she renewed the
nght Selling him by the throat. While In the
held engaged In the struggle with the negro she
saw a man and woman coming down the railroad
track. She thought 1t was her mother who had
n near her screams, and she called, Mamma
Inc man was laborer, who lives In the village,
Out ne did not come TO her assistance. While en-
gagged In the struggle the $3.50 train passed, but
that did not frighten her assailant. Her strength
had almost given out, and She had prevented MIN
from accomplishing his purpose, when the ap-
proach OF some one on the railroad track fright
ehed MN on. She says she is fully able TO tden-
THY the brute, and describes him as a copper
colored negro, about twenty or TWENTY-FIVE years
OF age, . feet 10 inches high. He wore black
slOuch nat and box coat OF pepper and salt
goods. During the races Mrs. Coyle told STAR
reporter that she Kept her child home from school
on account OF the number or all kinds OF persons
who Travelled the railroad track, but after the
races were over she thought it would be perfectly
safe to send her.
LOOKING FOR THE CULPRIT.
The police were notified OF the assault and have
secured the country looking for the criminal. Per-
sons about the village were much excited over the
affair yesterday. and the laborer who passed
along the track was condemned by every one.
Had the negro been captured on Wednesday or
last night he would probably have Jared badly be-
fore leaving the village This is the first assault
That has occurred in that part OF the county for
long time, and the residents are doing everything
In their power TO capture the aSSaant. IL was
stated last evening that the a0orer who witnessed
part OF the brutal assault was with his sister at
the time, and that She would not let him interfere
q wOuld pct shot